Tarlac National High School | |
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Location | |
Main: San Roque, Tarlac City Annex: San Miguel, Tarlac City Philippines |
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Coordinates | 15°28′55″N 120°35′21″E / 15.48194°N 120.58917°ECoordinates: 15°28′55″N 120°35′21″E / 15.48194°N 120.58917°E |
Information | |
Type | Public school |
Established | September 2, 1902 |
Principal | Dr. Yolanda M. Gonzales |
Faculty | Around 300 |
Grades | Grades 7 to 12 |
Enrollment | 7,268 (2014) |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Maroon and Yellow |
Newspaper | The Melting Pot Ang Supling |
Website | tnhs.edu.ph |
Tarlac National High School (commonly referred to as TNHS or Tarlac High; Filipino: Pambansang Mataas na Paaralan ng Tarlac), formerly Tarlac High School, is a public secondary school in Tarlac City, Philippines. Established on September 2, 1902 by American Thomasites, it is considered as the seat of the oldest public high school system in the country. It is one of the largest secondary schools in the region with over 7,000 student population.
The first principal of the school was Frank Russell White, a Thomasite teacher assigned as the deputy division superintendent for Tarlac Province in 1900. The current head of the school is Dr. Yolanda Gonzales.
TNHS has two campuses within Tarlac City—the main campus, located along Macabulos Drive, San Roque, and the annex campus, located along MacArthur Highway, San Miguel.